Article: Mini Exchange 12 - Sign up ends Monday!

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toxc

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Wow, this is my 10th anniversary with the miniature-exchange :cool:

Please put me on the list :

toxc - germany - ships anywhere
 
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Mosch

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In an effort to help you, misterjustin, I have programmed a small tool that will parse the text and give you a (more or less nicely formatted) list.

I programmed it in Perl, so will have to download a Perl distribution, for example this one. (\"Get Active Perl\" - \"Download\" - \"Continue\" - choose the correct link for your OS, most likely \"Windows (x86)\")

To use the program, unzip all the files (duh) into any directory you like. From the forums, copy all the text on the thread pages into the input.txt file (Open a page of the thread in your browser, CRTL+A (select everything), CRTL+C (Copy), put the cursor into the input.txt file and press CTRL+P (Paste). Repeat until all pages are in the file.).

Now the important thing: The posts must be properly formatted by YOU, THE PARTICIPANTS!
The program parses for three signal words:
\"nick:\" (your nick), \"from:\" (your location) and \"to:\" (where you will ship to). The word after each of these words will be used, neither your nick nor your location or the parcels implied destination can have any spaces in it - if you need to insert spaces, use a \"_\" instead. There needs to be a space after the \":\" though. Here\'s my example:

Nick: Mosch
From: Germany
To: Anywhere

This should be parsed correctly and will be added to the list.
Note: I am not a great Perl programmer. In fact I have only just finished my third lesson... so in fact I\'m pretty bad, I suppose :D If we have any good Perl programmers here, feel free to rummage around in my program and improve it. That is also the reason for not simply using the PM system.
Also, I have no idea how to export my data into a new file. As soon as I manage that, I will gladly update my program.
Legal notice: The program is actually unable to do any damage to your PC. If, through an act of god or bad fortune, it does manage to eff up your PC, I will not assume any liability.

Also, I just decided that I actually have to put a download link into my post :D Here it is.
 
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ZapotekE

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@Mosch: u meen that we have to edit our post? I may be wrong (read stupid :D) but what if by some strange action somebody quoat a post with the \"info\", the program uses, in it... wouldn\'t that result in dubbles? ???
 
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Mosch

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I don\'t think it would be reasonable to ask everybody to go back and edit the post. And if you quote any of the keywords they will be parsed again and reappear in the list. Even worse: If you do not insert all keywords into your post (say, posting the nick and your location without the \"to:\" keyword) it would actually apply the next keywords in line to your nick, creating a totally wrong table. I thought it might be a nice tool, maybe for the next ME or for the posts following now, but to be honest I mainly wrote it to train a little ;)
It works though and I\'d be more than happy if it helped with the organisation.
 
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ZapotekE

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oh.. hope I didn\'t put u off, it was never my intention. I think it\'s a great idea nad I love those kind of little tweeaky programs that can help out with such things. Maybe I helped out in a way and hope u can really make it work if not now but for future ME:s... :beer:
 
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misterjustin

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@Mosch: Wow, that\'s really fantastic. Thank you. I do appreciate the effort -- but I don\'t think it\'ll save an awful lot of time.

If folks have to go back and change their posts (which I *would* appreciate but haven\'t asked for) and did the requested format:

name - location - shipping

I can actually pull out a list in just a few minutes. It\'s only when folks use a different format that it slows me down.

On ME13 I\'m going to make the sign up format BIG AND BOLD and will actually ask folks to go back and re-format if skip past that part of the \"rule\".

Thanks again though - totally rocks to see someone so gung-ho on the mini exchange that you\'re willing to try and make it easier. Totally appreciate that.
 
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Mosch

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No problem. As soon as I figure out how to do file output I will add the option to put it all into a preformatted forum post that you will only to copy-paste.
 
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porkaborg

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I\'m in . Please send your detail\'s to me on my e-mail baronass@sol.dk , so i can mail you the minis.


Porkaborg - Denmark - Anywhere.
 
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Meridian

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Hi All
I just wanted to leave a quick message here to let eveyone know that AinuLainour did send me some really cool mini\'s that I just received in the mail today which were for the last mini exchange, though they are a little late getting here the wait was well worth it :) He even sent me a cool post card!

Thanks: Meridian
 
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COG

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looks like a apology to me lol
so it works. well for that i cant wait
only two weeks to go:)
 
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AinuLainour

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Originally posted by Meridian
Hi All
I just wanted to leave a quick message here to let eveyone know that AinuLainour did send me some really cool mini\'s that I just received in the mail today which were for the last mini exchange, though they are a little late getting here the wait was well worth it :) He even sent me a cool post card!

Thanks: Meridian
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No problem Meridian!
 
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misterjustin

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Originally posted by Trevor
look under that weird smiley face, apparently I\'m upside down.
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You only posted \"Anywhere\".

We need your location *and* shipping preference in the post itself, please. I see it now under your icon -- but that may lead to errors when generating the list.
 
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